Danny Freedman Movies
Danny Freedman played major supporting roles and character parts in many off-beat Canadian dramas during the 1970s, including Slipstream (1974). He started out on stage and later was a founder of the Theatre Passe Muraille repertory company. After 1977, he played bit parts in New York films. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide- 1977
In this socially conscious drama, a TV journalist begins investigating a large factory that has been threatening the health of the children who live in the town's poorest, most polluted section. Because of his investigation, he and his family are threatened by company thugs. He gets no help from his TV station as they are loathe to tangle with big business. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Len Cariou
In this Canadian romance, Scott (David Selby) was so smitten by the looks of a pretty girl that he spends years looking for her. He keeps his searches a secret from his live-in lover, whom he stays with the entire while. When Scott actually meets the girl, he discovers that she has been similarly motivated, even though she is married and has had two children in the meantime. They share a romantic assignation and discover that the ideal figure they were each searching for is absent. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1972
In this moody drama, a lonely disc jockey working in a remote Alberta radio station finds himself forever changed after a fleeting but passionate encounter with an emotional young woman. After she leaves, he finds himself unable to bear his solitude, suffers a breakdown and torches the radio station. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1971
- R
John Herbert's stage play Fortune and Men's Eyes first enjoyed a sensational run on Broadway with Sal Minneo in the lead and was originally a fairly tame drama which used prison homosexual activity as a framework around which to base a plea for prison reform. In this screen adaptation, Mineo's role as Smitty, the unfortunate naif sent to prison on a drug charge who becomes a brutal prison leader, is played by Wendell Burton. Basically, this is an earnest prison drama with some small amusement provided by its treatment of prison homosexuality. Michael Greer offers a noteworthy performance as the extremely flamboyant and effeminate "Queenie." While this film has strong language and some nudity, sexual situations are handled discreetly enough for the film to have merited an "R" rating at the time of its release. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
